LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 4,659	$ 4,098	$ 4,577	$ 4,277
Charge-offs	(75)	(73)	(263)	(607)
Recoveries	38	96	273	426
Provision		95	35	120
Ending balance	4,622	4,216	4,622	4,216
Individually evaluated for impairment	257	291	257	291
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,365	3,925	4,365	3,925
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	4,927		4,927		$ 4,140
Collectively evaluated for impairment	396,989		396,989		394,645
Loans	401,916		401,916		398,785
Agricultural [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	359	395	506	433
Provision	5	(1)	(142)	(39)
Ending balance	364	394	364	394
Individually evaluated for impairment	13		13
Collectively evaluated for impairment	351	394	351	394
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	413		413		423
Collectively evaluated for impairment	43,984		43,984		48,041
Loans	44,397		44,397		48,464
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	970	904	1,001	688
Charge-offs		(12)	(58)	(374)
Recoveries	4	4	57	4
Provision	(25)	(98)	(51)	480
Ending balance	949	798	949	798
Individually evaluated for impairment	18	5	18	5
Collectively evaluated for impairment	931	793	931	793
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	896		896		124
Collectively evaluated for impairment	91,261		91,261		104,262
Loans	92,157		92,157		104,386
Consumer [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	205	294	262	305
Charge-offs	(62)	(52)	(180)	(189)
Recoveries	22	16	73	107
Provision	59	1	69	36
Ending balance	224	259	224	259
Individually evaluated for impairment	19	4	19	4
Collectively evaluated for impairment	205	255	205	255
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	78		78		36
Collectively evaluated for impairment	24,285		24,285		24,477
Loans	24,363		24,363		24,513
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,911	1,551	1,761	1,438
Recoveries	2	65	61	226
Provision	37	(152)	128	(200)
Ending balance	1,950	1,464	1,950	1,464
Individually evaluated for impairment	27	54	27	54
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,923	1,410	1,923	1,410
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	792		792		778
Collectively evaluated for impairment	137,280		137,280		122,709
Loans	138,072		138,072		123,487
Construction Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	16	25	35	62
Recoveries				40
Provision	15	1	(4)	(76)
Ending balance	31	26	31	26
Collectively evaluated for impairment	31	26	31	26
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	268		268
Collectively evaluated for impairment	6,962		6,962		6,613
Loans	7,230		7,230		6,613
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	620	748	726	1,014
Charge-offs	(13)	(9)	(25)	(44)
Recoveries	10	11	82	49
Provision		(140)	(166)	(409)
Ending balance	617	610	617	610
Individually evaluated for impairment	180	228	180	228
Collectively evaluated for impairment	437	382	437	382
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	2,480		2,480		2,779
Collectively evaluated for impairment	93,217		93,217		88,543
Loans	95,697		95,697		$ 91,322
Unallocated [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	578	181	286	337
Provision	(91)	484	201	328
Ending balance	487	665	487	665
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 487	$ 665	$ 487	$ 665

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