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Note 9 - Term Loans and Line of Credit Agreements (Details Textual) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Long-Term Debt, Gross			$ 32,601		$ 32,601
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs					$ (0)	$ 277
Long-Term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, over Time			6.18%	5.69%	6.15%	5.27%
New Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Laurel Capital Corporation [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Gross	$ 31,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	400
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	$ 10,400
Restricted Cash								$ 10,500
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Number of Payments	119
Debt Instrument, Maturity Schedule	15 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage, First Five Years	6.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Minimum Stated Percentage, After Seven Years	6.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Maximum Stated Percentage, After Year Seven	8.50%
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Penalty, Percentage, First Five Years	6.00%
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Penalty, Percentage, Years Six and Seven	4.00%
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Penalty, Percentage, Years Eight and Nine	3.00%
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Penalty, Percentage, Year Ten	2.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	1.20
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 600
New Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Laurel Capital Corporation [Member] \| Three Day Treasury Rate Two Days Prior to Reset [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.40%
The 2019 Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Mercer County State Bank [Member]
Repayments of Debt	$ 20,200
The Line of Credit Agreement [Member] \| Home Savings Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio					1.20
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 5,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amounts in Excess of, Subject to Borrowing Base		$ 1,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit, Total			$ 2,200		$ 2,200		$ 2,200	1,600
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 2,800		$ 2,800			$ 3,400
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			8.75%		8.75%
The Line of Credit Agreement [Member] \| Home Savings Bank [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.25%			0.25%