Note 3 - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 978,865		$ 978,865		$ 847,552
Financing Receivable, Accrued Interest, before Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 3,352		$ 3,352		3,032
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts		1		1
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts	0	0	0	0
Acquired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 8,255		$ 8,255
Construction, 1-4 Family Residential [Member] \| Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment[Member]
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount	$ 123		$ 123		$ 7

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Number of financing receivable contracts modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of accrued interest on financing receivable.

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Recorded investment of consumer mortgage loan receivables secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process.

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Amortized cost, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement and net investment in lease.

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