LOANS - Average Balance of Impaired Loans and Income Recognized on Impaired Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	$ 18,043	$ 11,246
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	821	480
Commercial
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	16,035	8,944
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	732	339
Commercial \| Real estate loan
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	11,617	5,266
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	557	258
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	2,636	2,542
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	34	34
Commercial \| Commercial Construction And Land
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	48	521
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	3	15
Commercial \| Loans secured by farm land
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	84	319
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	1	27
Commercial \| Multi-family (5 or more) residential.
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	1,583	202
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	133	0
Commercial \| Agricultural loans
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	67	76
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	4	4
Commercial \| Other commercial loans
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	18
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	0	1
Residential mortgage
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	2,008	2,302
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	89	141
Residential mortgage \| Real estate loan \| first liens
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	1,647	1,853
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	78	116
Residential mortgage \| Real estate loan \| junior liens
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	361	392
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	11	22
Residential mortgage \| Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
LOANS
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	57
Interest Income Recognized on Impaired Loans on a Cash Basis	$ 0	$ 3

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