Note 9 - Deposits - Contractual Maturities of Certificates of Deposit (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
1 year or less	$ 214,535
More than 1 year through 2 years	31,127
More than 2 years through 3 years	3,601
More than 3 years through 4 years	1,319
More than 4 years through 5 years	845
Contractual Maturities of Certificates of Deposit, Total	251,427
Certificates of Deposits Less Than $250,000 [Member]
1 year or less	137,051
More than 1 year through 2 years	19,602
More than 2 years through 3 years	2,655
More than 3 years through 4 years	1,069
More than 4 years through 5 years	591
Contractual Maturities of Certificates of Deposit, Total	160,968
Certificates of Deposit $250,000 or Greater [Member]
1 year or less	41,794
More than 1 year through 2 years	6,178
More than 2 years through 3 years	946
More than 3 years through 4 years
More than 4 years through 5 years	254
Contractual Maturities of Certificates of Deposit, Total	49,172
Brokered Deposits [Member]
1 year or less	35,690
More than 1 year through 2 years	5,347
More than 2 years through 3 years
More than 3 years through 4 years	250
More than 4 years through 5 years
Contractual Maturities of Certificates of Deposit, Total	$ 41,287

Amount of time deposit maturing in fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Time deposit includes, but is not limited to, certificate of deposit. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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