Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 12,449us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks	$ 11,102us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	32,804us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks	7,143us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks
Total cash and cash equivalents	45,253	18,245
Investment securities
Trading	4,183us-gaap_TradingSecurities	4,207us-gaap_TradingSecurities
Available-for-sale (amortized cost $347,478 and $373,844)	350,810us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities	375,219us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Held-to-maturity (fair value $156 and $156)	146us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities	146us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Restricted investment in bank stocks	500us-gaap_RestrictedInvestments	647us-gaap_RestrictedInvestments
Loans held-for-sale	884us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages	380us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages
Loans receivable	570,708	555,282
Allowance for loan losses	(7,978)	(8,001)
Net loans	562,730	547,281
Bank-owned life insurance	10,731us-gaap_BankOwnedLifeInsurance	10,658us-gaap_BankOwnedLifeInsurance
Premises and equipment, net	9,546us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	9,702us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Accrued interest receivable	2,547us-gaap_InterestReceivable	2,568us-gaap_InterestReceivable
Other real estate owned	611	3,025
Net deferred tax assets	2,406us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	2,925us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Other assets	2,571us-gaap_OtherAssets	2,132us-gaap_OtherAssets
Total assets	992,918us-gaap_Assets	977,135us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities
Demand, non-interest bearing	100,493	86,920
Interest-bearing demand	243,406	251,986
Money market	65,841us-gaap_DepositsMoneyMarketDeposits	58,199us-gaap_DepositsMoneyMarketDeposits
Savings	217,180us-gaap_DepositsSavingsDeposits	211,240us-gaap_DepositsSavingsDeposits
Time	146,514us-gaap_TimeDepositsLessThan100000	148,827us-gaap_TimeDepositsLessThan100000
Time of $100 or more	91,031	94,420
Total deposits	864,465us-gaap_Deposits	851,592us-gaap_Deposits
Short-term borrowings	35,868	35,189
Accrued interest payable	325	344
Other liabilities	3,101us-gaap_OtherLiabilities	3,656us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
Total liabilities	903,759us-gaap_Liabilities	890,781us-gaap_Liabilities
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $0.625 per share; authorized 10,000,000 shares; 3,496,198 shares and 3,481,227 shares issued; 3,331,629 and 3,316,658 shares outstanding	2,185us-gaap_CommonStockValue	2,176us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Surplus	15,151us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	14,819us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings	72,100	70,928
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	2,199	907
Treasury stock, at cost; 164,569 shares	(2,476)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(2,476)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total shareholders' equity	89,159us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	86,354us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 992,918	$ 977,135

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.