CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans	$ 350,943	$ 293,544	$ 273,223
Securities and cash and cash equivalents:
Taxable	39,979	30,915	19,279
Tax-exempt	603	636	724
Dividends	820	375	470
Total interest and dividend income	392,345	325,470	293,696
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	140,565	133,493	97,770
Borrowed funds and finance lease liabilities	5,458	11	1,802
Subordinated debentures (includes $0, $0, and $(151) accumulated other comprehensive income reclassification for change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, respectively)	4,286	4,497	4,295
Total interest expense	150,309	138,001	103,867
NET INTEREST INCOME	242,036	187,469	189,829
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE	8,855	9,222	5,993
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE	233,181	178,247	183,836
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Service charges on deposit accounts	7,801	6,990	7,372
Other service charges and fees	1,862	2,973	3,010
Wealth and asset management fees	10,189	7,845	7,251
Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities (includes $1,168, $74, and $52 accumulated other comprehensive income reclassifications for net realized gains on available-for-sale securities, respectively)	1,168	74	52
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities	1,262	754	(387)
Mortgage banking	756	673	676
Bank owned life insurance	4,770	3,110	2,945
Card processing and interchange income	9,225	8,666	8,301
Other non-interest income	3,132	8,029	4,115
Total non-interest income	40,165	39,114	33,335
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES:
Compensation and benefits (includes $(257), $(168), and $(174) accumulated other comprehensive income reclassifications for net amortization of actuarial (gains) losses, respectively)	89,723	74,536	71,062
Net occupancy expense	18,222	14,737	14,509
Amortization of core deposit intangible	1,848	73	84
Technology expense	23,744	21,805	20,202
State and local taxes	5,293	4,726	4,126
Legal, professional and examination fees	4,487	4,217	4,414
Advertising	2,820	2,545	3,133
FDIC insurance	4,063	3,718	3,879
Card processing and interchange expenses	5,183	4,575	5,025
Other non-interest expenses	21,674	19,070	18,908
Merger and integration costs	13,824	0	0
Total non-interest expenses	190,881	150,002	145,342
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	82,465	67,359	71,829
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (includes $299, $51, and $79 income tax expense reclassification items, respectively)	16,334	12,784	13,809
NET INCOME	66,131	54,575	58,020
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS	4,302	4,302	4,302
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 61,829	$ 50,273	$ 53,718
PER COMMON SHARE DATA:
Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.50	$ 2.39	$ 2.56
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	2.49	2.39	2.55
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.720	$ 0.710	$ 0.700
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
Net change in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of reclassification and tax	$ 13,504	$ 1,715	$ 6,109
Amortization of unrealized gains from held-to-maturity securities, net of tax	475	545	591
Change in actuarial gains (losses), for post-employment health care plan, net of amortization and tax	(506)	245	(139)
Change in actuarial losses, for pension plan, net of tax	(565)	0	0
Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements designated as a cash flow hedge, net of interest and tax	0	0	(119)
Total other comprehensive income	12,908	2,505	6,442
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 79,039	$ 57,080	$ 64,462