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Note 5 - Loans - Allowance for Loan Losses Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance				$ 5,750				$ 4,770	$ 5,750	$ 4,770
Charge-offs									(189)	(311)
Recoveries									59	63
Loan loss provision	$ 260	$ 194	$ 24	502	$ 294	$ 331	$ 302	301	980	1,228
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance	6,600				5,750				6,600	5,750
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment					49					49
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment	6,600				5,701				6,600	5,701
Loans receivable, total	618,031				514,247				618,031	514,247
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,290				977				2,290	977
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	615,741				513,270				615,741	513,270
One-to-Four Family Loans [Member]
Loans receivable, total					135,217					135,217
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans receivable, total	144,107				135,217				144,107	135,217
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| One-to-Four Family Loans [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance				1,301				1,241	1,301	1,241
Charge-offs									0	0
Recoveries									0	0
Loan loss provision									0	60
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance	1,301				1,301				1,301	1,301
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment	0				0				0	0
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,301				1,301				1,301	1,301
Loans receivable, total	116,939				109,911				116,939	109,911
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans individually evaluated for impairment	887				475				887	475
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	143,220				134,742				143,220	134,742
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance				2,778				2,079	2,778	2,079
Charge-offs									(13)	0
Recoveries									19	0
Loan loss provision									809	699
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance	3,593				2,778				3,593	2,778
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment	0				0				0	0
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,593				2,778				3,593	2,778
Loans receivable, total	328,438				244,783				328,438	244,783
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans individually evaluated for impairment	445								445
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	327,993				244,783				327,993	244,783
Home Equity Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance				506				460	506	460
Charge-offs									(80)	0
Recoveries									1	40
Loan loss provision									50	6
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance	477				506				477	506
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment	0				0				0	0
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment	477				506				477	506
Loans receivable, total	52,159				52,672				52,159	52,672
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans individually evaluated for impairment	491				242				491	242
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	51,668				52,430				51,668	52,430
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance				225				193	225	193
Charge-offs									(72)	(193)
Recoveries									27	20
Loan loss provision									10	205
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance	190				225				190	225
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment					27					27
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment	190				198				190	198
Loans receivable, total	16,565				15,712				16,565	15,712
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans individually evaluated for impairment	127				153				127	153
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	16,438				15,559				16,438	15,559
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance				$ 940				$ 797	940	797
Charge-offs									(24)	(118)
Recoveries									12	3
Loan loss provision									111	258
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance	1,039				940				1,039	940
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans individually evaluated for impairment	0				22				0	22
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance, allocated to loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,039				918				1,039	918
Loans receivable, total	76,762				65,863				76,762	65,863
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans individually evaluated for impairment	340				107				340	107
Loans receivable, ending balance, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 76,422				$ 65,756				$ 76,422	$ 65,756