Rufus published the newspaper while Ralph, a Tacoma attorney, provided legal advice to the fledgling paper.
[5] Rufus Woods and the Daily World became integrally involved in the 23-year battle for Coulee Dam[6] and the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project.
Woods wrote the first story about the proposal in 1918, which was followed by hundreds of articles about the project and editorials promoting the concept.
[7] Upon Rufus Woods' death in 1950, his son Wilfred became editor and publisher of the newspaper and continued to promote economic development in North Central Washington.
[8] On April 1, 2015, the newspaper switched to morning delivery, ending the practice of youth carriers delivering the paper.