LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES ON LOANS (Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	$ 2,342	$ 2,150
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	616	841
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	2,958	2,991
Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	325	387
General Business Assets
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	0	0
Total Collateral -Dependent Non-Accrual Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	325	387
Commercial real estate - non-owner-occupied
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	10	11
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	10	11
Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	47	46
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	47	46
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	606	415
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	142	300
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	748	715
Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	1,359	1,314
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	356	419
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	1,715	1,733
Residential real estate \| Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	325	387
Residential real estate \| General Business Assets
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	0	0
Residential real estate \| Total Collateral -Dependent Non-Accrual Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	325	387
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	377	421
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	61	65
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	438	486
Home equity \| Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	0	0
Home equity \| General Business Assets
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	0	0
Home equity \| Total Collateral -Dependent Non-Accrual Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	0	0
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, With Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, No Allowance	0	0
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual	$ 0	$ 0

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