LOANS AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Recorded investments in loans and the allowance for loan losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Loan balances:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 3,353,526		$ 3,367,513
Individually evaluated for impairment	31,957		36,904
Total	3,385,483		3,404,417
Allowance for credit losses:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	37,366		35,829
Individually evaluated for impairment	3,440		4,219
Allowance for Credit Losses	40,806	$ 40,815	40,048	$ 37,814	$ 38,776	$ 25,333
Commercial and industrial
Loan balances:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	399,214		427,528
Individually evaluated for impairment	1,062		272
Total	400,276		427,800
Allowance for credit losses:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,657		4,960
Individually evaluated for impairment	104		20
Allowance for Credit Losses	4,761	5,230	4,980	3,735	2,932	3,279
Commercial real estate - owner occupied
Loan balances:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	289,992		295,672
Individually evaluated for impairment	0		170
Total	289,992		295,842
Allowance for credit losses:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,191		2,272
Individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Allowance for Credit Losses	2,191	2,157	2,272	2,362	2,535	1,193
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied
Loan balances:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	874,256		865,394
Individually evaluated for impairment	14,937		15,287
Total	889,193		880,681
Allowance for credit losses:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	9,127		6,693
Individually evaluated for impairment	689		1,021
Allowance for Credit Losses	9,816	10,058	7,714	7,538	7,840	6,721
Construction and land development
Loan balances:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	365,155		363,767
Individually evaluated for impairment	216		216
Total	365,371		363,983
Allowance for credit losses:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	6,155		5,998
Individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Allowance for Credit Losses	6,155	5,545	5,998	5,834	7,574	4,223
Multi-family
Loan balances:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	429,951		417,608
Individually evaluated for impairment	0		315
Total	429,951		417,923
Allowance for credit losses:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,712		3,837
Individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Allowance for Credit Losses	3,712	3,845	3,837	2,603	2,151	1,472
One-to-four family residential
Loan balances:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	479,256		486,049
Individually evaluated for impairment	5,079		5,459
Total	484,335		491,508
Allowance for credit losses:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,724		4,957
Individually evaluated for impairment	61		247
Allowance for Credit Losses	4,785	4,846	5,204	4,077	4,165	1,759
Agricultural and farmland
Loan balances:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	285,678		287,150
Individually evaluated for impairment	144		144
Total	285,822		287,294
Allowance for credit losses:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,059		975
Individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Allowance for Credit Losses	1,059	1,014	975	2,607	2,674	796
Municipal, consumer, and other
Loan balances:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	230,024		224,345
Individually evaluated for impairment	10,519		15,041
Total	240,543		239,386
Allowance for credit losses:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	5,741		6,137
Individually evaluated for impairment	2,586		2,931
Allowance for Credit Losses	$ 8,327	$ 8,120	$ 9,068	$ 9,058	$ 8,905	$ 5,890