Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Interest income
Loans	$ 256,630	$ 210,287	$ 126,595
Investment securities - taxable	37,668	27,361	18,031
Investment securities - tax-exempt	3,515	3,521	3,462
Short term investments	5,921	7,764	1,809
Total interest income	303,734	248,933	149,897
Interest expense
Deposits	92,338	84,234	37,510
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased	402	215	114
FHLB advances and other borrowings	6,310	4,945	5,350
Subordinated notes and trust preferred debt	4,892	4,285	2,017
Total interest expense	103,942	93,679	44,991
Net interest income	199,792	155,254	104,906
Provision for credit losses - loans	126	17,408	1,682
Recovery of credit losses - unfunded loan commitments	(100)	(862)	0
Net interest income after net provision for credit losses	199,766	138,708	103,224
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	8,102	5,327	3,949
Interchange income	6,041	5,259	3,873
Other service charges, commissions and fees	3,145	1,566	917
Swap fee income	2,991	1,676	1,039
Trust and investment management income	14,975	11,501	7,691
Brokerage income	6,723	4,852	3,649
Mortgage banking activities	1,805	1,835	591
Income from life insurance	5,402	3,866	2,482
Investment securities gains (losses)	166	249	(47)
Other income	2,963	1,304	1,508
Total noninterest income	52,313	37,435	25,652
Noninterest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	85,171	76,581	50,983
Occupancy	7,474	5,978	4,342
Furniture and equipment	9,504	8,592	5,251
Data processing	4,297	6,088	4,913
Automated teller and interchange fees	3,194	2,281	1,252
Advertising and bank promotions	2,291	2,587	2,157
FDIC insurance	2,833	2,677	1,960
Professional services	7,492	4,142	2,905
Directors' compensation	1,222	783	915
Taxes other than income	2,639	734	1,050
Intangible asset amortization	9,765	5,742	953
Merger-related expenses	2,617	22,671	1,059
Provision for legal settlement	0	478	0
Restructuring expenses	91	296	0
Other operating expenses	10,852	8,707	6,103
Total noninterest expenses	149,442	148,337	83,843
Income before income tax expense	102,637	27,806	45,033
Income tax expense	21,782	5,756	9,370
Net income	$ 80,855	$ 22,050	$ 35,663
Per share information:
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.21	$ 1.49	$ 3.45
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	4.18	1.48	3.42
Dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.06	$ 0.86	$ 0.80